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Eldest Nathan I find is Moses, married to, son is. Various…

Eldest Nathan I find...

Eldest Nathan I find is Moses, married to Rebecca, son is Lewis. Various census' have them together living in London, England - Whitechapel. Any info, especially his marriage would help me. There was a synagogue just about a block from where they lived, but no one there has even responded to my request for information. I would expect they frequented this place due to how close it was.

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I believe Rebecca was born in 1793 according to the "Jewish Roots" paper I have as Moses' info.

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So far I am not finding a marriage date for them. I did find that Moses had a brother Emanuel also living in London.

Boyd's Marriages recorded marriages from the Great Synagogue, but there isn't a marriage to a Rebecca. We have a Moses Nathan marrying Silah Moses in 1803, Esther Hart in 1813 and Mary Solomon in 1825. Evidently they were married in another synagogue.

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Customer reply replied 2 months ago

As I remember where they lived, the Great Synagogue was quite a distance south and east. I doubt they would have used it. Theirs would likely have been the one just a block or so away. I'm sure they were Jews but don't know how much they practiced?

That might be possible, but I doubt it. The Dutch Jews in the Spitalfields area purchased the building that became Sandy's Row Synagogue in 1867. Prior to 1867, it had been used by various Christian congregations since the 1760s.

It is more likely that they attended an older synagogue. It's also possible that they attended services in the homes of other Jews if they were part of the Dutch immigration.

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Customer reply replied 2 months ago

Closest I can come at this time is Cobb Street, London, England. Hope thishelps?

Customer reply replied 2 months ago

Moses' and Rebecca's son Lewis lived at 14 Sandys Row, London, England and Lewis was born in Spitalfields, London, England. My father (Alexander Nathan) was born in Upton Park, London, England.

Yes, I tried looking at the address from the census and there are multiple problems. First is that there were many smaller synagogues in East London that have not survived. They simply "went out of business" to use a financial term. They weren't incorporated into larger synagogues, but simply ceased to exist. It's anybody's guess what became of their records.

The other problem is that records from a few of the larger synagogues have been microfilmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) but they have never been transcribed. The Great Synagogue is the only one where I have found transcribed records.

For those records that do exist, you can order microfilm from Salt Lake City (Utah) to be sent to your nearest LDS Family History Center. Once they arrive, you have 2 weeks to go to the center and look at the microfilm. The cost is low (about $10 per film), and it only takes a couple hours at most to view each one. Here is where to find your nearest center in Canada:

Just click on the city nearest you for more information on hours, street address, etc.

What I did find was that there were multiple Moses Nathans in London at the same time, and a few outside London. One had a very interesting criminal history and was finally transported. There are listings for Moses Nathan at https://www.jewishgen.org/, but none that show his parents, or other information that would he helpful to you. It's mostly things like he had insurance policies on his multiple businesses.

I found on ancestry.com in one of the family trees submitted by someone that his wife Rebecca was surnamed Plachinsky. However, there is no record to corroborate that. I did find a record from the United States attached below that makes me highly suspicious of that surname. I also found no Plachinsky in that area of London. Much of what has been submitted to that site is suspect. I've seen children who gave birth to their parents, 4-year-old boys fathering children, and women giving birth at age 72. Some people see a name and shout "Eureka" without examining the facts. Here is the file:

I think that just about covers it. There is no more online about your Moses Nathan.

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Schuyler

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Customer reply replied 2 months ago

Thank you both for time and effort. I've spent the morning looking at older maps of London with little to show. I have attended three meetings of the local Genealogy Society and it is in an LDS church so may look there for more info. My eldest sister began this in paper format about 30 years ago and I transferred it all to a digital format some years back, added a lot of relatives (from 1600 - 1485) that are Maternal and found Moses and Rebecca. I'm stymied now.Cheers, Ron

Thanks for the nice words. I know it is so terribly frustrating to hit a blank wall where records simply don't exist. If you don't mind, please take a minute to rate the work so I will be credited for my time and efforts. I'd really appreciate that! Thanks, Schuyler

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